Even though El Paso's low crime rate earned it the nickname "the safest city in the country" last year, experts say the majority of the Texas city's hate crimes are directed at LGBT people.

According to FBI agent Jay Abbott, quoted by NewsChannel 9, while hate crimes based on racial or religious bias are uncommon in the city, the same can't be said for crimes motivated by sexuality. "Where it does occur, particularly against the gay and lesbian community ... we have had some experience with that here. That's something that we want to try to get focused on," he said.